Curves

Liked the curved road leading to the old pottery kilns a little way along the Prom. The kilns were recently restored by the council.

This from the council's website - "The kilns, built in 1906 and 1909, are the last two surviving pottery kilns in Scotland and the sole remains of the A W Buchan & Co Thistle Pottery which closed in 1972. They were taken over and maintained by the City of Edinburgh Council as a permanent memorial to the once vibrant Portobello Pottery Industry.

Following the partial collapse of the 1909 kiln, City of Edinburgh Council, in collaboration with Historic Scotland, undertook to rebuild the B-listed Scheduled Monument. During the period of reconstruction it worked closely with Portobello Heritage Trust.

John Hume, Chairman of the Commissioners of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), [speaking at the official event to mark the completion of the restoration project in May 2014] said: "Early in my career I came to Portobello to survey the remains of the recently closed Thistle Pottery and drafted the entry that placed the pottery kilns on the monuments schedule as being of national significance. It therefore gives me added pleasure to celebrate the repair and restoration of the 1909 kiln."